The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Of farms by exempting from taxation
all farm buildings to the value OF
$4,000 and under and agricultural
implements used on the farm not ex-
cceding SO, 900 in value.
The railroad bill, the first act passed
by the Legislature, provides that be-
fore any county, city or corporation
can subscribe to any stock in any
railroad it must be by a two,thirds
vote in its favor Messrs. Burnett
and Wade voted against the measure
The resolution fixing the time for
submitting the prohibition amend.
ment to he voted on passed on its first
reading in the Senate. The resolution
fixes the time for election on the last
Thursday in September, 1887. 1t
provides that the sheriff of each cOun-
ty shall advertise for at least forty
days before the time fixed for the
election. On the tickets will be printed
or written, "For the Amendment
and against the Amendment"
The Nashville American SAYS: The
bill introduced by Representative
Wade, of Gibson, in reference to wa.
ter mills, provides that the County
Court Of any county shall upon the
filing Of a petition of at least $50
qualified voters, asking for a sub>
initial, submit to vote of the people
of the county the question, as to
whether or not the water mills in said
county should he declared nuisances
and as such abated. Ifa majority of
the votes cast in said election are in
favor of their abatement, then under
the provisions Of this bill, the county
court is empowered to take all ne
cessary steps to abate them and to
grantcompensation to the owners there
Otto he paid out ofthe county treasury.
The bill regulates the abatement of
the mills to the people of each county
and its passage will in no manner eff
feet the water mills Of any county un
less its people see proper by vote to
avail themselves it. The bill was
introduced in obedience TO a resolution
which WAS almost unanimously adop.
ted by the County Court of Gibson, re-
questing that their representatives in
the legislature take the necessary steps
to empower counties to abate water
mills if deemed desirable, and also in
obedience to what is believed to be
the wishes Of five-sixths of the people
of said county. Water mills and
their necessary adjunct, dams, so OBJ
struct the free flow of water in the
streams of many of the counties of
West Tennessee,as to render valueless
thousands of acres of land, in addi>
ton, beyond controversy, causing
much sickness in that section during
the sickly season. 1t is estimated
that the number of acres of land
thus rendered worthless in Gibson
County is worth, or would he worth
were it not for the water mills, fifty
times more than all the water mills
in that county. Again it is estimated
that the money expended for quinine
in this same county, necessitated by
the stagnant water caused by the wa.
ter mills, would of itself, in a year "
so, pay for the water mills in that
county. The bill doubtless ought to
pass.
The following note from Represen.
tative Wade explains itself, and we
take pleasure in setting him right on
the record" We don't know how
the error occurred, but think we must
have got him mixed up somehow with
his bill to require railroads to fence il
their tracks. Read the note
IL noticed in your last issue of the
Exchange a statement to the effect
that | had introduced a hill in the
House to enable counties and towns tC
subscribe to the capital stock CT rail
roads. This was a mistake, for l in
PRODUCED no such bill; hut, on the
contrary, opposed one to this effec
with all my might. ! do no; believe